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→Description: Gneisenau-class was referred to as "schlachschiff" (battleship) by the German government at the time of construction
The Ratte was planned to have been 115 feet long, 36 feet high, and 46 feet wide. Three tracks were on either side, each track nearly 4 feet wide and riding on 11 large wheels. The hull was conventional like other tanks, with straight skirted sides and sloping front and rear; its armor was up to 9 inches thick. Its operational weight was estimated at 1,000 metric tons.
The Ratte was planned to have been 115 feet long, 36 feet high, and 46 feet wide. Three tracks were on either side, each track nearly 4 feet wide and riding on 11 large wheels. The hull was conventional like other tanks, with straight skirted sides and sloping front and rear; its armor was up to 9 inches thick. Its operational weight was estimated at 1,000 metric tons.
Primary armament was two 280mm 54.5 SK C/34 naval guns mounted in a single turret with full 360-degree rotation, and possibly based on a modified design from the ''Gneisenau''-class battle cruiser. Smaller guns would have been fitted to the main turret and the rear of the hull.
Primary armament were two 280mm 54.5 SK C/34 naval guns mounted in a single turret with full 360-degree rotation, and possibly based on a modified design from the ''Gneisenau''-class [[battleship]]. Smaller guns would have been fitted to the main turret and the rear of the hull.
Marine diesel engines were planned to move the Ratte: either 4 MAN V127Z32/44 engines used in U-boats or 8 Daimler-Benz MB501 engines from coastal patrol E-boats; each would have produced 17,000 and 16,000 shaft horsepower respectively, with a top estimated speed of 40 miles per hour. Its operational range was unknown.
Marine diesel engines were planned to move the Ratte: either 4 MAN V127Z32/44 engines used in U-boats or 8 Daimler-Benz MB501 engines from coastal patrol E-boats; each would have produced 17,000 and 16,000 shaft horsepower respectively, with a top estimated speed of 40 miles per hour. Its operational range was unknown.